July 28, 2008

Um, you may not have noticed, but I have a thing for desktop wallpaper. I also have a thing for fabric designers, particularly of the Nordic and Scandinavian variety. (Is it in my blood? My mom's side of the family is Norwegian. The only time I ever give it a thought is when we eat lefse at Christmas time. But maybe my genes predispose me to love Scandinavian design? Beats me.) Anyhow, while poking around Marimekko's site, I came across some downloadable free desktop wallpapers and some ecards. Reading about their designers' individual creative processes was also really interesting. If you're a creative type, maybe you'll be interested, too.

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I <3 Marimekko soo much. One of the Crate and Barrel outlet stores in Austin actually carries some Marimekko fabrics. (At a rate much lower than what I can find online) I'm not sure if they're seconds, but I don't really care hehe.

do you know that i always thought marimekko was a japanese company? that's happened to me a few times. i'll see some great design work and think, 'man, those japanese designers are so talented,' then come to find out it's finnish. maybe i'm not so quick on the uptake...

Marimekko makes me so happy. We did some decorating with marimekko in our orange living room...http://naptimequilter.blogspot.com/2008/04/marimekko-week.htmlI normally hate to post links in comments, but I thought you would apprecaite my curtains.